Posts tagged with 'Europe'
May 12, 2025
The well-being costs of immigration in Europe
No negative impacts on average life satisfaction in either the destination or sending countries
November 11, 2024
Rising temperatures hurt Europe’s economy
New study highlights the productivity impact of global warming
January 24, 2022
How people’s feelings evolved during the pandemic
Analysis of Twitter data provides insights on the impact of COVID-19 on well-being in Europe
June 4, 2021
Loneliness and social isolation in Europe
The pandemic's toll on loneliness could have consequences long after the virus recedes
April 5, 2020
Making sure that SURE works
A preliminary assessment of the European short-time work support scheme
March 15, 2019
Immigration and attitudes toward redistribution in Europe
How the share of immigrants at the regional level affects popular support for welfare policies
February 29, 2016
Why do many European graduates end up in lower-paid jobs?
Skill mismatch has become an issue of increasing policy concern in the aftermath of the economic crisis, which saw high […]
June 26, 2015
A European perspective on long-term unemployment
By Werner Eichhorst In the aftermath of the 2008/09 recession, long-term unemployment has increased in many EU member states. Even […]
May 7, 2015
Interview: Costs and benefits of emigration from West Africa
Held in Dakar, Senegal, this year’s IZA Annual Migration Meeting acquired a tragic topicality: The ongoing loss of lives in […]
January 20, 2015
How can host governments best engage with diaspora groups? IZA and RAND Europe analyze EU and US diasporas
Policymakers increasingly see possibilities in interacting with diaspora communities to improve relationships with their countries of origin and as a […]
January 16, 2015
How health status affects individual time use
Economics is the science on scarce resources. And what is more scarce than time in modern societies? A recent literature […]
January 13, 2015
Tradable quotas as a new way to deal with refugee inflows
How to handle the inflow of refugees to the European Union is one of the current hot topics in the […]
November 26, 2014
European unemployment insurance faces dilemma
More substantial fiscal integration in Europe by way of a common unemployment insurance scheme for eurozone member states? This question […]
July 7, 2014
How foreign language classes shape migration within the EU
Given the large differences in youth unemployment rates across Europe, one would expect young people to migrate from countries with […]
April 30, 2014
Roma face blatant discrimination in Europe – IZA Director calls for better integration
The German government is planning to pass new legal provisions for asylum seekers. This would also facilitate the deportation of […]
April 24, 2014
IZA interview: Pierre Cahuc on youth unemployment in Europe
In the latest IZA interview, Pierre Cahuc, IZA Program Director for “Labor Markets and Institutions”, talks about youth unemployment in […]
February 21, 2014
More labor mobility would alleviate asymmetric shocks in Europe
Free mobility of labor, one of the pillars of the European Union, has experienced a decrease in popularity in several […]
October 21, 2013
Welfare benefits are no magnet for migrants
EU commissioner Laszlo Andor has been under fire since he claimed last week that welfare tourism is “neither widespread nor […]
September 16, 2013
How job security increases insecurity
The goal of employment protection legislation is to increase workers’ job security by making it more difficult and costly for […]
June 28, 2013
Explaining the impact of the crisis on young and old workers in the EU
A new research project coordinated by IZA experts Werner Eichhorst and Michael Kendzia and commissioned by the EP Committee on […]
June 7, 2013
Ora et non labora? A test of the impact of religion on female labor supply
Religious norms on family formation and the respective roles of husband and wife are likely to influence labor market outcomes […]
April 16, 2013
Former IZA Research Director and IZA Research Fellow Daniel S. Hamermesh talks about topical economic issues in the latest IZA […]
April 4, 2013
David G. Blanchflower on the economic crisis and how to end it
IZA program director and visiting research fellow David G. Blanchflower talks about the economic crisis, tax policies and the role […]
March 29, 2013
What happens to the careers of European workers when immigrants “take their jobs”?
A new IZA Discussion paper by Cristina Cattaneo, Carlo V. Fiorio and Giovanni Peri evaluates the effect of immigrants on […]
March 13, 2013
Don J. DeVoretz on the economics of citizenship
In the latest IZA interview Don J. DeVoretz, IZA Research Fellow and Professor of Economics at the Simon Fraser University […]